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Poem by Edward Lear


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There was an Old Lady whose folly
Induced her to sit in a holly:
Whereupon by a thorn
Her dress being torn,
She quickly became melancholy.



Edward Lear


Edward Lear's other poems:
  1. There Was An Old Person Of Basing
  2. Imitation of The Olden Poets
  3. Cold Are The Crabs
  4. There Was An Old Man Of Jamaica
  5. There Was An Old Man Of Vienna


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